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Sailor allegedly hinted role in cabby killing

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A U.S. Navy sailor being held in the brig for alleged desertion hinted in a phone conversation to an acquaintance that he may have been involved in the murder of a taxi driver in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, police sources said... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Mar 31 2008

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03 Apr 08 visit U.S. Sailor Arrested in Cab Driver Murder  »  YouTube videoPolice arrested a U.S. sailor Thursday in the stabbing death of a taxi driver near an American naval base outside Tokyo, officials said. (April 3)
02 Apr 08 visit U.S. sailor admits killing taxi driver  »  Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A 22-year-old U.S. Navy seaman being held in the brig for alleged desertion told Japanese interrogators Wednesday that he murdered a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, police sources said. Read the full story . . .
22 Mar 08 visit U.S. sailor found, denies killing cabby  »  Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A wayward sailor taken into custody by the U.S. Navy on Saturday has denied being involved in the slaying of a taxi driver found dead in his cab Wednesday in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, U.S. military sources said. Read the full story...
01 Apr 08 visit Video puts sailor near slaying site  »  Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A man resembling an alleged U.S. Navy deserter now in the brig who is suspected of being involved in the March slaying of a taxi driver was videotaped by a security camera near the crime scene in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, shortly...
03 Apr 08 visit Police arrest U.S. sailor in cabby slaying  »  Japan Times
A U.S. Navy seaman was handed over to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police and subsequently arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery-murder of a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Read the full story . . .
25 Mar 08 visit Fingerprints of U.S. sailor sought in slaying probe  »  Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Japanese police have asked the U.S. Navy to provide fingerprints of one of its sailors in connection with their investigation into last week's fatal stabbing of a cabby in his taxi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, sources said...

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